While waiting on parts i did a few things... worked on the undercarriage, figured how to make the chain covers and where and how to put the power sw and charging jack. also spent some time folding cables. i have more space than i thought i would in there now.
i'll spare the details on that until it is done.
mounted the cylinders. The joints are sleeved and greased but if they ever do wear out, just insert new sleeves and ready to go.
it is heavy. somewhat of a concern really but will know soon enough if i overdid the bucket.
the metal encasing came out quite well. not machine precise but unless you stare, all angles look good. i had massive issues with the seams here since my usual fillers just flaked off. it goes all the way around as you know..
now i need to cut a new riser plate so i can push it further towards the wall and do other changes as well. this will allow me to use the space better. the small riser which was for the esc/receiver will be removed in favor of another deck.
the line that is penperdicular with the back of the cab? that's how far the tank will go. but wait, what about the motor? belt driven off the side next to the pump
this way i can shove it all backwards and have a nice scale slope up the front.
now of course we cant have things go easy and lamebacks pump shaft is m2ish while the motor side (and my pulleys) are m3ish (3.17mm standard size). a challenge... cool. I can also fit another battery in there, either inside the canopy or on top the counterweight as an addition on top. Will decide later. I'll also wire it up for an external cell like my fleet of no longer holding charge optimas (they wanted them back to study them but wanted me to cover shipping 200lbs. HA!)
The end is near! Once i finalize all the stuff inside i can cut up the canopy. Also working on a few other things in the downtime of waiting on parts and supplies.
wired up the hydros for a leak test and pressure adjustment (have to as i totally spun the screw for fun). found a 8$ 300psi gauge but i'll only use it to dial in pressure and then remove. this time i am testing outside the model. took me days to get that oil out of all cracks (end caused me issues with paint)